On 10 November 2023, authorities evacuated the city of Grindavík on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. Months of seismic turbulence and other signs of an impending volcanic eruption (which would not ...

After Parkland, like many people before then, the students have used the power of grief and loss to power a social movement. “The kids from Parkland and from all across this country are taking to the ...

Seismological research is directly related to the incubation, occurrence, and evolution of earthquakes. Scientists seek to reveal potential earthquake precursors by monitoring the stress state of ...

The city closed a section of Coast Boulevard in La Jolla and announced a emergency repair project Friday because of concerns about seismic weakness underneath the street. “With public safety as the ...

Researchers have developed a novel negative-stiffness isolation device that offers a pioneering solution for seismic protection. The device, designed to provide multidirectional negative stiffness and ...

This study investigated the seismic response of Rigid Wall-Flexible Roof Diaphragm (RWFD) buildings under extreme ground shaking was studied. RWFD buildings are a type of low-rise industrial ...

Community Medical Center Long Beach announced this week it would shutter its ER and acute care services within 18 months because the nearly century-old hospital can’t meet state earthquake safety ...

Building code standards for seismic certification require that critical electrical equipment, such as automatic transfer switches, transformers, motor control centers, and other on-site power gear, ...